Owen Flowers
Coverage of Owen Flowers in the Nexus archive.
- Leading members of Scattered Spider sentenced in UK to 66 months in jail
Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers, leading members of Scattered Spider, were sentenced to 66 months in jail for a 2024 cyberattack on Transport for London. They pleaded guilty in September 2025 after being arrested and are linked to over 120 cyberattacks, including an extortion campaign involving $89.5 million in cryptocurrency.
- British hackers jailed for London transport cyberattack
Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers, linked to the Scattered Spider cybercriminal group, were involved in a 2024 cyberattack on London transport systems. The group is also associated with attacks on British retailers Marks & Spencer and Co-op.
- ‘Keys to the kingdom’: hackers who gained access to heart of London transport network jailed
Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers were sentenced to five and a half years each for a cyber-attack that cost Transport for London £39 million, which could have caused catastrophic damage to its systems. The attack, occurring between 31 August and 3 September 2024, targeted TfL's IT infrastructure, granting the hackers control over critical transport systems.
- Teen hackers who live streamed cyber-attack on TfL jailed
Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair were convicted for a live-streamed cyber-attack on Transport for London, resulting in significant financial costs for the organization.
- Teens who hacked TfL were known to police years before cyber-attack
Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair were convicted for their roles in a cyber-attack on Transport for London, which resulted in significant costs for the organization. The two individuals were known to police years before the attack occurred.